Etymology : Middle English, from Latin monumentum, literally, memorial, from monEre to remind; more at MIND
Pronunciation : 'män-y&-m&nt
Function : noun
Date : 13th century
1. something that serves to commemorate (statue, building, etc.), memorial; statue; tombstone. monument\mon"u*ment\ , n. [f., fr. l. monumentum, fr. monere to remind, admonish. see:
monition, and cf. moniment.].
2. something which stands, or remains, to keep in remembrance what is past; a memorial. of ancient british art a pleasing monument. ips. our bruised arms hung up for monuments.
3. a building, pillar, stone, or the like, erected to preserve the remembrance of a person, event, action, etc.; as, the washington monument; the bunker hill monument. also, a tomb, with memorial inscriptions. on your family's old monument hang mournful epitaphs, and do all rites that appertain unto a burial.
4. a stone or other permanent object, serving to indicate a limit or to mark a boundary.
5. a saying, deed, or example, worthy of record. acts and monuments of these latter and perilous days.
6. Something which stands, or remains, to keep in remembrance what is past; a memorial.
7. A building, pillar, stone, or the like, erected to preserve the remembrance of a person, event, action, etc.; as, the Washington monument; the Bunker Hill monument.
8. Also, a tomb, with memorial inscriptions.
9. A stone or other permanent object, serving to indicate a limit or to mark a boundary.
10. A saying, deed, or example, worthy of record. an important site that is marked and preserved as public property.
11. 1. A monument is a large structure, usually made of stone, which is built to remind people of an event in history or of a famous person.
12. A monument is something such as a castle or bridge which was built a very long time ago and is regarded as an important part of a country's history. the ancient monuments of England, Scotland and Wales.
13. If you describe something as a monument to someone's qualities, you mean that it is a very good example of the results or effects of those qualities. By his international achievements he leaves a fitting monument to his beliefs. Agate Fossil Beds National Monument Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve Aztec Ruins National Monument Bandelier National Monument Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Monument Canyon de Chelly National Monument Cape Krusenstern National Monument Casa Grande Ruins National Monument Castillo de San Marcos National Monument Cedar Breaks National Monument Chiricahua National Monument Colorado National Monument Congaree Swamp National Monument Craters of the Moon National Monument Devils Tower National Monument Dinosaur National Monument Effigy Mounds National Monument El Malpais National Monument El Morro National Monument Fort Matanzas National Monument Fort Sumter National Monument George Washington Birthplace National Monument Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument Grand Portage National Monument Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Great Sand Dunes National Monument Homestead National Monument Hovenweep National Monument Jewel Cave National Monument John Day Fossil Beds National Monument Lava Beds National Monument Montezuma Castle National Monument Muir Woods National Monument national monument Natural Bridges National Monument Navajo National Monument Oregon Caves National Monument Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument Pipestone National Monument Rainbow Bridge National Monument Russell Cave National Monument Saguaro National Monument Scotts Bluff National Monument Statue of Liberty National Monument Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument Timpanogos Cave National Monument Tuzigoot National Monument Walnut Canyon National Monument Washington Monument White Sands National Monument Wupatki National Monument.
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